Sec. 204. Institute for Telecommunication Sciences
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Part A of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act ( 47 U.S.C. 901 et seq. ), as amended by the preceding provisions of this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following: Under the authority provided to the Under Secretary under section 103, the Under Secretary shall operate a test center to be known as the Institute for Telecommunication Sciences (in this section referred to as ITS ). In addition to any functions delegated by the Under Secretary under subparagraph (B), ITS shall serve as the primary laboratory for the executive branch of the Federal Government to— study radio frequency emissions, including technologies and techniques to control such emissions and interference caused by such emissions; determine spectrum propagation characteristics; conduct tests on technology that enhances the sharing of electromagnetic spectrum between Federal and non-Federal users; improve the interference tolerance of Federal systems operating with, or using, Federal spectrum; promote activities relating to access to Federal spectrum by non-Federal users and the sharing of Federal spectrum between Federal and non-Federal users; and conduct such other activities as determined necessary by the Under Secretary.
The Under Secretary may delegate to ITS any of the functions assigned to the Under Secretary under section 103(b)(1). In carrying out the functions described in paragraph (2), the Under Secretary, acting through the head of ITS, may enter into agreements as provided under the following authorities: Sections 11 and 12 of the Stevenson–Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980. Section 1535 of title 31, United States Code. Sections 207 and 209 of title 35, United States Code. Section 103(b)(2) of this Act.
Section 113(g) of this Act. The first undesignated section of Public Law 91–412 . Authority provided under any other Federal statute. In this subsection, the term Federal spectrum means frequencies assigned on a primary basis to a Federal entity (as defined in section 113(l)). The Under Secretary, acting through the head of ITS, shall establish an initiative to support the development of emergency communication and tracking technologies for use in locating trapped individuals in confined spaces, such as underground mines, and other shielded environments, such as high-rise buildings or collapsed structures, where conventional radio communication is limited.
In order to carry out this subsection, the Under Secretary, acting through the head of ITS, shall work with private sector entities and the heads of appropriate Federal agencies, to— perform a needs assessment to identify and evaluate the measurement, technical specifications, and conformity assessment needs required to improve the operation and reliability of such emergency communication and tracking technologies; and support the development of technical specifications and conformance architecture to improve the operation and reliability of such emergency communication and tracking technologies.
Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this section, the Under Secretary shall submit to Congress, and make publicly available, a report on the assessment performed under paragraph (2)(A). .
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